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6th September 2010 – Beer: The Amber Nectar

Posted on September 6, 2010 by DaveT

Keith Sheard, Head Brewer at Joseph Holts Brewery, will join us to discuss how a brewer decides what he would like his beer to taste like, and how he goes about achieving that objective. Although having tested a myriad brands of … Continue reading →

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5th July 2010 – The Deep Oceans and Their Inhabitants

Posted on July 5, 2010 by DaveT

Join Professor Paul Tyler of The National Oceanographic Centre on Monday 5th July to discuss “What goes on down there”. What are conditions like at the bottom of the deep oceans? The pressure is phenomenal – can anything live? What … Continue reading →

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7th June 2010 – Synchrotron Radiation

Posted on June 7, 2010 by DaveT

Professor Richard Pattrickand will join us to discuss synchrotron radiation which is electromagnetic radiation, generated by the acceleration of ultrarelativistic (i.e. moving near the speed of light) charged particles through magnetic fields. This may be achieved artificially in synchrotrons or storage … Continue reading →

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10th May 2010 – Memories are Made of This

Posted on May 10, 2010 by DaveT

Professor Alistair Burns (MBChB, FRCP, FRCPsych, MD, MPhil, DHMSA) is Deputy Dean for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at The University of Manchester in the UK and an Honorary Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist in the Manchester Mental Health and … Continue reading →

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12th April 2010 – The Brain in the Gut

Posted on April 12, 2010 by DaveT

In this talk, Dr Cath O’Neill from the University of Manchester Gastrointestinal Sciences Group, will talk about how the brain ‘talks’ to the gut to control eating and drinking. Put simply, the brain controls everything we do. This includes things … Continue reading →

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1st March 2010 – Frogs & Amphibians

Posted on March 1, 2010 by DaveT

Are they still as primitive as when they started on their evolutionary journey? Andrew Gray, the Curator of Herpetology at Manchester Museum, will talk about amphibians – their early entry into the world via evolution and the sophisticated nature of the … Continue reading →

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